Hero Images is a great inclusion. They’re a premium lifestyle brand founded by ex-Veer/Corbis producers, art directors and photographers, including Heather McNeill and Beau Lark. Aaron Booth, who is heading up the stills business at Dissolve is also ex-Veer/Corbis.

There’s currently no sign of direct, individual contributors, but the photographer application page says they’ll be reaching out to applicants in the coming months.

Premium Pricing

Just as with their exclusive footage files, Dissolve’s stock images are priced at premium levels.

Based on size, photos are at $49, $299 and $499 each, and they also enable Extended licenses for an extra $150.

There’s no word on royalty rates yet, but the obvious assumption is that they’ll mimic their footage rates of 30% – 35%, although in dealing with traditional agencies and collections, rates are always up for negotiation. Not so much for individual photgraphers, but it can’t hurt to ask.